Over the last few months I have been researching the Mesopotamia campaign, 1914 through to…
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Sapper preparations for Beersheba 31 Oct 1917 (Third Battle of Gaza)
In 1917 things were picking up pace in the Middle East against the Ottomans. The…
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Signals Equipment and the UP Saddle
During the Great War, signals was an element of Royal Engineers with some parts devolved…
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Meeting the need for water in the 1917 Desert Campaign
I’ve always been interested in the Campaigns in the Middle East, probably due to films…
The Royal Engineer that improved Water Supply in the Middle East
In the Great War the biggest challenge facing operations in the Palestine Theatre of operations…